Clear as mud: another look at autism, childhood apraxia of speech and auditory processing

Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 05/16/2012

Tierney CD et al. – Early identification and treatment of speech and language problems are known to result in better outcomes. By expanding one's differential diagnosis for speech and language disorders and understanding the link between early communication delay and later language learning, one hopes to mitigate the long–term effects these conditions have on children.